τάπης
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- τάπις (tápis), δάπης (dápēs), δάπις (dápis), τάβης (tábēs)
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Traditionally derived from Iranian (compare Persian تنبسه (tanbase, “carpet, rug”)), but Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin.[1]
Noun
τᾰ́πης • (tápēs) m (genitive τᾰ́πητος); third declension
- carpet, rug, mat
Declension
Third declension of ὁ τᾰ́πης; τοῦ τᾰ́πητος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ τᾰ́πης ho tápēs | τὼ τᾰ́πητε tṑ tápēte | οἱ τᾰ́πητες hoi tápētes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ τᾰ́πητος toû tápētos | τοῖν τᾰπήτοιν toîn tapḗtoin | τῶν τᾰπήτων tôn tapḗtōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ τᾰ́πητῐ tôi tápēti | τοῖν τᾰπήτοιν toîn tapḗtoin | τοῖς τᾰ́πησῐ / τᾰ́πησῐν toîs tápēsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν τᾰ́πητᾰ tòn tápēta | τὼ τᾰ́πητε tṑ tápēte | τοὺς τᾰ́πητᾰς toùs tápētas | ||||||||||
Vocative | τᾰ́πης tápēs | τᾰ́πητε tápēte | τᾰ́πητες tápētes | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- ἀμφίδαφος (amphídaphos)
- ἀμφιτάπης (amphitápēs)
- ἀμφίταπις (amphítapis)
- ἀμφίταπος (amphítapos)
- ταπητάριος (tapētários)
- ταπήτιον (tapḗtion)
- ταπίδιον (tapídion)
- ταπιδυφάντης (tapiduphántēs)
- ταπιτάριος (tapitários)
Descendants
- Greek: τάπητας (tápitas)
- → Aramaic:
- Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: טפיטא (ṭāpīṭā), טפטא
- Classical Syriac: ܛܦܝܛܐ (ṭāpīṭā), ܛܦܛܐ
- →? Arabic: دَبَش (dabaš)
- → Latin: tapēte, tapēs (see there for further descendants)
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1450–1451
Further reading
- “τάπης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- carpet idem, page 114.
- hangings idem, page 384.
- rug idem, page 725.
- tapestry idem, page 855.
- upholstery idem, page 938.
- “ṭpy+”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–